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Savings plans
Model Studio offers savings plans and resource plans to help you reduce model costs.
Plan selection
Use this guide to select the right plan.
AI General-purpose Savings Plan (Recommended) : Commit to a monthly spending amount in exchange for tiered discounts of up to 47%. This plan applies to all models and offers maximum flexibility, making it the best choice for most use cases.
Savings plans for other models: Purchase a fixed amount upfront to offset call fees for specific model families. This option applies only to select model families (such as Wan and speech model families) and typically offers smaller discounts than the AI General-purpose Savings Plan.
To maximize cost-effectiveness, start with the AI General-purpose Savings Plan.
AI general-purpose savings plan
Key benefits
The AI General-purpose Savings Plan offers discounts on pay-as-you-go model calls. Commit to a monthly spend for a set term (3, 6, 12, or 24 months) to receive tiered discounts while keeping pay-as-you-go flexibility.
Comprehensive coverage: A single purchase covers all models .
Significant cost optimization: Higher spending commitments and longer terms unlock discounts of up to 47%.
Simple management: The plan takes effect immediately or at a scheduled time after purchase. Discounts apply automatically without manual activation or binding. Auto-renewal is available.
Usage
Effective time: You can choose when the plan takes effect: "Immediately after ordering" or "Specified time (by hour)".
Commitment cycle : The plan operates on a monthly cycle , from the effective date to the corresponding date of the following month. Unused commitment expires at the end of each cycle and does not roll over. For example, a 3-month Savings Plan with a USD 1,000 monthly spend commitment provides a new USD 1,000 quota each month, not a total of USD 3,000 for the entire period.
Coverage:
Covered usage: Fees for model calls (input and output tokens), model-native tool calling (such as function call, web search, and web extractor), context cache, and batch inference.
Not covered: Fees for model fine-tuning and model deployment, as well as fees for web search in Model Studio playground.
Deduction logic:
Deduction order: free quota > other model-specific Savings Plans > AI General-purpose Savings Plan > pay-as-you-go.
Multiple Savings Plans of the same type: The plan expiring first is applied first. If the expiration dates are the same, the plan purchased first is applied first.
Excess usage: If all matching Savings Plans expire or are exhausted, any remaining usage is billed at pay-as-you-go rates.
View bills : See How to query Savings Plan bills.
Purchase guide
| Purchase | Purchase an AI General-purpose Savings Plan |
|---|---|
| Regions | Singapore, US (Virginia), China (Beijing), China (Hong Kong), and Germany (Frankfurt) |
| Eligible services | Discounts vary by tier. - Category A: Qwen (excluding qwen3.6-max-preview), Qwen-open-source, text embedding, multimodal embedding, reranking, domain-specific models, and model-native tool calling (such as function calling, web search, and web extractor; excluding web search in Model Studio playground) - Category B: Image generation, speech synthesis, speech recognition and translation, and video generation and editing - Category C: qwen3.6-max-preview, DeepSeek, Kimi, GLM, MiniMax, and HappyHorse |
| Monthly spend commitment | The amount you commit to spend each month on pay-as-you-go model services. Start at USD 150 in increments of USD 5. No upper limit. |
| Commitment cycle | You can choose a commitment cycle of 3, 6, 12, or 24 months. |
| Offering type | - All upfront: Pay the full amount for the entire commitment cycle at once to receive the maximum discount. - No upfront: No payment is required at purchase. You will be billed for your monthly spend commitment. To use the No upfront option, contact your account manager to be added to the allowlist. |
| Discounts | See Discount information . |
| Activation time | You can activate the plan immediately after purchase or schedule it to start at a specific hour. |
Discount
Discounts vary by model, commitment tier, term, and payment method.
For example, when paid all upfront, a 12-month Savings Plan with a monthly spend commitment of USD 10,000 provides a 24% discount on calls to the Category A Qwen text generation model. A model call that costs USD 1 uses only USD 0.76 of your commitment.
| Payment option | Monthly commitment (USD) | Category A | Category B | Category C | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | 24 months | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | 24 months | Entire cycle | ||
| All upfront | \150, 700) | 12% off | 14% off | 16% off | 18% off | 17% off | 20% off | 23% off | 26% off | No discount |
| [700, 1,500) | 14% off | 16% off | 18% off | 20% off | 20% off | 23% off | 26% off | 29% off | No discount | |
| [1,500, 4,500) | 16% off | 18% off | 20% off | 22% off | 23% off | 26% off | 29% off | 32% off | No discount | |
| [4,500, 7,000) | 18% off | 20% off | 22% off | 24% off | 26% off | 29% off | 32% off | 35% off | No discount | |
| [7,000, 15,000) | 20% off | 22% off | 24% off | 26% off | 29% off | 32% off | 35% off | 38% off | No discount | |
| [15,000, 45,000) | 22% off | 24% off | 26% off | 28% off | 32% off | 35% off | 38% off | 41% off | No discount | |
| [45,000, 150,000) | 24% off | 26% off | 28% off | 30% off | 35% off | 38% off | 41% off | 44% off | No discount | |
| ≥150,000 | 26% off | 28% off | 30% off | 32% off | 38% off | 41% off | 44% off | 47% off | No discount | |
| No upfront ** Contact your account manager to enable this option. | [150, 700) | 10% off | 12% off | 14% off | 16% off | 15% off | 18% off | 21% off | 24% off | No discount |
| [700, 1,500) | 12% off | 14% off | 16% off | 18% off | 18% off | 21% off | 24% off | 27% off | No discount | |
| [1,500, 4,500) | 14% off | 16% off | 18% off | 20% off | 21% off | 24% off | 27% off | 30% off | No discount | |
| [4,500, 7,000) | 16% off | 18% off | 20% off | 22% off | 24% off | 27% off | 30% off | 33% off | No discount | |
| [7,000, 15,000) | 18% off | 20% off | 22% off | 24% off | 27% off | 30% off | 33% off | 36% off | No discount | |
| [15,000, 45,000) | 20% off | 22% off | 24% off | 26% off | 30% off | 33% off | 36% off | 39% off | No discount | |
| [45,000, 150,000) | 22% off | 24% off | 26% off | 28% off | 33% off | 36% off | 39% off | 42% off | No discount | |
| ≥150,000 | 24% off | 26% off | 28% off | 30% off | 36% off | 39% off | 42% off | 45% off | No discount |
Lifecycle management
You can manage your savings plans on the [Savings Plan Overview page.
Savings plan renewal
Sign in to the Expenses and Costs console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Billing > My Subscriptions to view and manage the subscription status, effective date, and auto-renewal settings of your savings plan.
Query discounts
For the AI General-purpose Savings Plan, discounts vary by model, tier, commitment period, and payment method. Go to the Savings Plan Price Discount Details page and filter by the following criteria:
Applicable product: Select the corresponding product name from the table below.
Deductible billed item: Select the corresponding billed item from the table below.
Savings plan type : Select AI General-purpose Savings Plan/Model Studio AI General-purpose Savings Plan
Subscription duration and payment method: Select the corresponding options to view the pay-as-you-go discount.
| Applicable product** | Deductible billed item |
|---|---|
| Model Studio foundation model inference | - Text: Text usage - Image: Image generation count and multi-specification image generation count - Video: Video generation duration - Voice: CosyVoice speech synthesis character count, speech recognition duration, and voice clone and voice design model count - Vector: Multimodal vector model usage and text vector model usage - Batch: Batch model usage, BatchChat model usage, and BatchChat token usage - Tool call: Usage by call count and the corresponding regional usage for each billed item. ** When querying discounts on call fees in Singapore, select a non-regional billed item. When querying discounts in other regions, select the corresponding regional billed item. |
| Model Studio foundation model - Industry-specific model | Text generation token usage |
| Model Studio foundation model - Vector model | Multimodal vector model usage |
| Model Studio foundation model - Qwen-Audio model | Speech synthesis character count and speech recognition duration |
| Model Studio foundation model - Model Studio audio model | Speech synthesis character count and speech recognition duration |
| Model Studio foundation model - Wan model | Image generation count and video generation duration usage |
Query bills
Go to the Expenses and Costs console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Bills > Bill Details . Set Product to Alibaba Cloud Model Studio and Product Name to AI General-purpose Savings Plan . By default, bill details for the current month are displayed. See Query bills of savings plans.
Other model savings plans
Savings plans for other models Compared to the AI General-purpose Savings Plan, these savings plans are better suited for lower usage volumes or workloads concentrated on a specific model family.
Usage notes
Effective date: Takes effect immediately after purchase.
Validity period: The validity period depends on the purchased plan. After a plan expires, any unused credit is forfeited and non-refundable.
Deduction scope: This plan covers fees for model calls (input and output tokens). It does not cover fees for tool calls, context cache, batch inference, model fine-tuning, or model deployment.
Deduction logic:
Deduction order: Free quota > Savings plans for other models > AI General-purpose Savings Plan > pay-as-you-go.
Multiple plans of the same type: The plan that expires first is applied first. If multiple plans share the same expiration date, the one purchased first is applied first.
Excess usage: If all applicable savings plans expire or their quotas are exhausted, any excess usage is automatically billed at pay-as-you-go rates.
View bills : See How to query savings plan bills.
Supported savings plans
Large language models
| Purchase method** | Purchase a savings plan for large language model inference |
|---|---|
| Tiers | Available tiers: USD 10, USD 50, USD 100, USD 500, USD 1,000, USD 5,000, and USD 50,000. |
| Discount | The tiers do not include a discount. Deductions are based on the model call price. |
| Validity period | - The USD 10, USD 50, and USD 100 tiers are valid for 3 months. - The USD 500, USD 1,000, USD 5,000, and USD 50,000 tiers are valid for 6 months. |
| Applicable regions | China (Beijing), Singapore, US (Virginia), Hong Kong (China), and Germany (Frankfurt) |
| Applicable models | This plan covers token-based text generation models on Model Studio. Applicable models: - General large language models: Commercial editions: Qwen-Max, Qwen-Plus, Qwen-Flash, Qwen-Turbo, Qwen-7B-Chat, and Qwen-Long - Open source editions: Qwen-72B-Chat, Qwen-14B-Chat, Qwen-7B-Chat, Qwen-1.8B-Chat-Int4, Qwen-VL-Chat, CodeQwen1.5-7B-Chat, and Qwen-1.8B-Chat - Third-party models: DeepSeek, GLM, Kimi, and MiniMax - Multimodal models: Commercial editions: Qwen-VL-Max, Qwen-VL-Max-Realtime, Qwen-Audio-Chat, Qwen-VL-Plus, and Qwen-OCR - Open source editions: Qwen-VL, Qwen-VL-V1.1, Qwen-VL-Chat, and Qwen-Audio-Chat - Domain-specific models: CodeQwen, Qwen-Translate, Qwen-Data-Mining, and Qwen-Deep-Research ** **Note ** Embedding and reranking models are not covered by this plan. To deduct fees for these models, see AI General-purpose Savings Plan . |
Wan models
| Purchase method | Purchase a Wan model savings plan |
|---|---|
| Details | Model Studio offers six tiers: - USD 10: No discount - USD 50: No discount - USD 100: No discount - USD 500: 2% discount - USD 1,000: 5% discount - USD 5,000: 10% discount Example: With the USD 500 tier, you receive a 2% discount. If a video generation task costs USD 1, only USD 0.98 is deducted from your savings plan. |
| Validity period | - The USD 10, USD 50, and USD 100 tiers are valid for 3 months. - The USD 500, USD 1,000, and USD 5,000 tiers are valid for 6 months. |
| Applicable models | Image generation: wanx2.0-t2i-turbo, wanx2.1-imageedit, wanx2.1-t2i-plus, wanx2.1-t2i-turbo, wan2.2-t2i-plus, wan2.2-t2i-flash, wan2.5-t2i-preview, wan2.5-i2i-preview, wan2.6-image, and wan2.6-t2i Video generation: wanx2.1-i2v-plus, wanx2.1-i2v-turbo, wanx2.1-t2v-plus, wanx2.1-t2v-turbo, wanx2.1-kf2v-plus, wanx2.1-vace-plus, wan2.2-i2v-plus, wan2.2-i2v-flash, wan2.2-t2v-plus, wan2.5-i2v-preview, wan2.5-t2v-preview, wan2.6-t2v, wan2.6-i2v, and wan2.6-r2v You can view a complete list of models and their model call prices in the Model Studio console. |
FAQ
Savings plan not applying
A savings plan applies to your usage costs only when specific conditions are met. Common reasons include:
Model mismatch: The model you are calling is not covered by the savings plan. For example, you purchased an LLM Savings Plan but are calling a Wan model, or an embedding or reranking model.
Free quota not exhausted : The system applies benefits in the order of free quota > savings plan. A savings plan applies only to charges incurred after your free quota is exhausted.
Does the LLM Savings Plan cover embedding and reranking models?
No. The LLM inference savings plan covers only text generation models. Embedding and reranking models are not covered. If your workload involves both LLMs and embedding or reranking models (for example, RAG), consider the AI General-purpose Savings Plan.